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Loan (Noun)

The temporary provision of money (usually at interest).

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

She was struggling to make her loan payments after losing her job.
The company required collateral to approve a business loan for new entrepreneurs.
His credit score made him eligible for a personal loan at a competitive interest rate.
A small business loan allowed the new café to upgrade their equipment.
Applying for a mortgage was like securing a huge home loan.

A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The word 'thug' is a loan from Hindi into the English language, originally referring to a member of a gang of robbers and assassins in India.
The term 'slogan' is a loan from Gaelic, where it was used to describe a battle cry or war cry.
The word 'curry' is a loan from Tamil into the English language, originally referring to a type of sauce or relish.
The phrase 'rendezvous' is a loan from French, where it referred to a meeting or gathering.
The word 'veranda' is a loan from Portuguese, derived from a Sanskrit word for 'covered space'.